In Hiroshima Prefecture, it was announced on the 5th that a total of five people in Hiroshima, Kure and Fukuyama were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
This brings the total number of confirmed infections in Hiroshima Prefecture to 11,530.
At the same time, Hiroshima Prefecture announced that one patient who had been hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture died.
After being infected with the new coronavirus, a total of 176 people were confirmed dead in the prefecture.